British actress and TV presenter Jamil, a vocal body positivity campaigner,
said it was proof of a deeper issue within the fashion industry.

Writing on Twitter, she said: “Jesus Christ, reading about Elle Fanning, a
*very* thin actress fainting because her sample size Prada dress was too tight,
and then blaming it on her period, rather than the fact that sample sizes are
f***ing insane these days… is symptomatic of a huge problem in fashion.

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“Incredibly slender Elle shouldn’t be blaming herself for being a few
pounds heavier on her period. She should be horrified at the size of the
dress.”

Fanning, a member of this year’s Cannes jury, reportedly fainted during a
dinner at the French film festival on Monday evening.

According to Variety, Fanning, the youngest ever member of the Cannes jury
which decides what film is awarded the Palme d’Or, fainted during the Chopard
Trophee dinner.

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The 21-year-old later posted a selfie to Instagram, blaming the incident on
her 1950s Prada dress being too tight, adding a hashtag about it being her
“time of the month”.

Jameela Jamil who stars on US sitcom The Good Place, added: “To be clear this is not me hitting out at Elle Fanning, but at the fashion industry for making a grown woman faint in their clothing.”

The outlet reported Fanning was seated next to her older sister, the actress Dakota Fanning, who helped her to her feet before security whisked them away.

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